Meditation and Yoga Retreat UK

Ockenden Manor Hotel & Spa is delighted to invite you to join their rejuvenating yoga retreat in West Sussex, UK. Take a few days out to destress and feel completely mellow with a renewed sense of energy. Enjoy daily yoga and meditation sessions that will rejuvenate your tired soul. Balance, strengthen, and restore your energy in this wonderful retreat.

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Yoga and meditation sessions

Evening candle-lit yoga sessions

1 wine tasting session at Bolney Wine Estate

1 dreamy isopod floatation session

Breakfasts, lunches, and dinners

2 nights accommodation

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Accommodatie

The hotel is set in nine acres of peaceful gardens and parkland with views across the West Sussex countryside to the South Downs and some of the great gardens and stately homes of Sussex and Kent are within easy reach. Guests are assured of a warm welcome from Manager Adam Smith and his team - the very best in hospitality and cuisine.

Ockenden Manor has 28 luxurious bedrooms in two houses set in nine acres of gardens overlooking Cuckfield Park. Charming staircases lead you to the rooms and suites in the Elizabethan manor house and beyond the walled garden in our award-winning spa lie our stunning spa suites. From the fabulous over-sized contemporary spa suites with roof terraces to charming period suites and elegant, individually decorated rooms, there is something to suit all tastes.

Ockenden Manor Hotel & Spa UK Yoga Retreat Schedule

Day 1

Arrive and check-in from 14:30. Take time to relax in the spa and enjoy their excellent facilities

Meditation will be at 16:00 in the spa studio. The session will last for 30 minutes, guided by Meg. You will learn breathing techniques to restore total balance to your body

At 16:30, Meg will guide you straight into a wonderful candle-lit yoga session. It will be 60 minutes of Nidra yoga (a practice that releases stress, restores energy and nourishes a sense of well-being)

Dinner will be served at 19:00 at the hotel restaurant - delicious food created using the finest locally sourced ingredients

Day 2

Start the day with a healthy breakfast enjoyed in your room or at the hotel restaurant

Yoga session will be at 11:00 for 45 minutes - a well-rounded Vinyasa flow class to stretch and work the entire body

Enjoy a healthy spa lunch at 12:00

At 13:00, head off on a guided autumnal walk to their local vineyard, taking in some of the most beautiful scenery in the South Downs - enjoy guided tour and tasting of a selection of Bolney’s award-winning wines

Return at 16:30 to relax in their spa - swim, relax, or indulge in your isopod floatation session

Dinner will be served at 19:30 at the hotel restaurant - delicious food created using the finest locally sourced ingredients

Day 3

Wake up and join Meg at 08:45 for an early 30 minutes guided meditation and breath work techniques to restore total balance

This will be followed with a tasty breakfast in the hotel restaurant

Spend the rest of the morning enjoying your isopod session, their spa facilities or curl up in front of the fire with a good book. If you’re feeling more energetic, try a work-out at their fully equipped gym

Check out will be at 11:00

Enjoy a healthy spa lunch at 12:30 and use of all their spa facilities before you head home

Excursies

This retreat include one autumnal walk at a local vineyard and a guided tour and tasting of a selection of Bolney’s award-winning wines.

Instructeurs

Meg Thompson

Meg’s passion for yoga and meditation began during an incredibly stressful time in her life. Turning to yoga, she felt a profound shift from feeling stressed and tense to feeling in control, with a renewed sense of clarity and perspective. Meg changed career course, completed her yoga training in Bali and the UK, and now runs yoga and meditation classes that will give you the tools to enhance your life and take techniques off the ‘mat’ to use in your everyday life.

Locatie

Ockenden Manor is a charming and tranquil Elizabethan manor house tucked away in Cuckfield, one of the prettiest Tudor villages in England. With its history and character, the elegant sitting room warmed by a roaring log fire, and cozy, wood-paneled bar, it's a wonderful place to escape to and yet it is just an hour from London and 20 minutes drive from Gatwick.

Ockenden is perfectly placed for walking the beautiful South Downs and the Cuckmere Valley, the setting for the pretty village of Alfriston. By contrast, the famous resort of Brighton with its landmark Royal Pavilion and the historic county town of Lewes are just a short drive away.

Nearby places

Heathrow, 45 miles

Gatwick, 12 miles - 20 minutes

London, 50 miles - 1 hour

M25, 20 miles

Eten

Daily English breakfast, two lunches, and two dinners are included in the price. The restaurant at Ockenden Manor offers a superb fine dining experience in the beautiful new dining room, overlooking the gardens with stunning views of the South Downs National Park.

Under the expert guidance of head chef, Stephen Crane, the restaurant serves some of the finest food in southern England incorporating the freshest ingredients, sourced locally in Sussex whenever possible. Guests have a choice of fixed price menus including Stephens selected Cuckfield menu or the gastronomic seven-course tasting menu. An inspired wine list complements the cuisine at lunch or dinner.

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Wat er te doen is

Ardingly Antiques and Collectors Fair

The largest fair in the South of England, the Ardingly Fair has a wonderful selection of vintage finds from the UK and Europe - it is a perfect place to while away a few hours whilst browsing for treasure.

Bluebell Railway

Travelling through the Sussex countryside on the Bluebell Railway is one of the best family days out and good for all ages.

Fish from Brighton and New Haven

Take a trip to Hove Lagoon and watch the fish land at Brighton and New Haven Fish Sales before buying the freshest, local fish and shellfish.

Gardens

Some of the greatest British gardens are just a short drive from Ockenden Manor, from Borde Hill with it's renowned Edwardian Garden, Nymans with it's extensive garden set around a romantic house and ruins to the botanical gardens at Wakehurst Place. Also not to be missed is High Beeches particularly when the rhododendrons are in bloom and the vast Sheffield Park.

Glyndebourne

Glyndebourne is a lovely opera house in a marvelous setting - surrounded by fields of sheep, wild flowers and orchids, the garden is traditionally beautiful yet imaginative and the opera is classic and stunning. A truly British experience and one not to be missed.

Hickstead

Hickstead is the home of British show-jumping with some of the oldest and most prestigious shows in the equestrian calendar and some pretty hair-raising jumps! Events run through out the year and include show-jumping, dressage and polo with international riders.

High Weald Dairy

Sample some of the finest Sussex cheese at the High Weald Dairy but best of all you can spend a day learning how to make cheese! Their Brighton Blue received a gold award at the Nantwich cheese show, the biggest Cheese competition in the world, with over 5000 entries vying for awards. Brighton Blue is a delicious mellow blue cheese.

Pooh Corner

Visit the inspiration for the setting for A.A. Milne's lovable bear and the real Pooh places including 100 Acre Wood and Roo's Sandy Pit.

Tulley's Farm

A very unique family day out with loads of seasonal events. Try throwing an axe, driving a hoovercraft or you could just get lost in their maze. Tulley's Farm is renowned for it's imaginative approach to entertainment.

Vineyards

Some of the finest English Sparkling wine comes from Sussex, here are some of their favorites where you will be welcomed with open arms.

Bluebell Vineyard

Home of the delicious and award-winning Hindleap wines.

Ridgeview Estate

A wonderfully friendly and family-run estate producing some of the best wine in the UK. Discover one of only four traditional Coquard presses outside France at Wiston Estate producing the highest quality wine.

Spa behandelingen

Nestling in the warm green of the West Sussex countryside, Ockenden Manor Spa has been designed to create a haven from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Purpose-built inside a 19th century walled garden, the contemporary airy structure contrasts and complements its neighbor, the Elizabethan Ockenden Manor, and shares it nine acres of parklands and gardens.

Ananda face therapy

Ananda means bliss in Sanskrit. The techniques used in this facial come from Shaman women in Mexico, who believe that the energy of light is deeply rejuvenating.

Working with marma points to open up the energy centers of the face allowing a blissful flow of energy into the body, this is a healing and reviving treatment that brings deep feelings of peace and wellbeing and a beautifully radiant skin.

Biorhythm ritual

This ritual is particularly suited to combat the effects of city life, frequent traveling, and flying, and those feeling chronically fatigued, stressed and depleted of energy. The natural flow of the body's biorhythm is closely linked to the body's magnetic energy field. This electrical magnetic field is made up of positive and negative ions.

Negative ions charge the body with energy, vitality, and a feeling of wellness. Positive ions deplete the body's energy resulting in feeling drained, tired, and stressed. The focus of this ritual is to restore the body's natural bio-rhythm and deeply relax the nervous system.

A powerful, energizing full body salt scrub kick starts the treatment, followed by a cocooning mud wrap containing high levels of minerals which, as they become warm, emit large amounts of negative ions, charging and restoring the body's bio-magnetic energy field. A soothing Kundalini back massage is then given to balance and relax the nervous system, the ritual then concludes with a facial marma point massage.

Ila Kundalini back treatment

Kundalini-female goddess of awareness in the form of a coiled snake is the dormant energy in the base of the spine, which, when awakened, travels up the spine to the third eye. This leads to increased energy and spiritual enlightenment. This treatment is a back massage that is deeply soothing, relaxing, and balancing to the whole nervous system thanks to the synergistic use of an exquisite essential oil blend used in combination with ancient massage techniques and chakra healing.

Isopod flotation

For complete tranquility and calm, nothing compares to an hour spent in our isopod flotation tank. Body temperature saltwater suspends you effortlessly, allowing every muscle total relaxation. Research shows that not only is it an invaluable injury rehabilitation aid, it relieves pain and boosts the immune system. A boon to meditation, its also proven to reduce stress, encourage endorphins, and promote mental clarity. One isopod flotation session is included in the price.

Reflexology

Focusing on one of the most neglected parts of our bodies, the feet. This reflexology zone massage uses your choice of REN or ila aromatherapy oils. It will help rebalance the body by working on reflex points in the feet which correspond to the rest of your body, leaving you relaxed and helping to restore lost energy.

The spa offers a wide range of treatments that you can choose from while you're in this retreat.

In de prijs inbegrepen

1 autumnal walk at local vineyard

1 dreamy isopod floatation session

1 wine tasting session at Bolney Wine Estate

2 dinners at the hotel restaurant

2 English breakfast served in your room or at the hotel restaurant

2 nights accommodation

2 spa lunches

Daily candle-lit yoga sessions

Full use of Ockenden Manor spa facilities

Yoga and meditation sessions

Niet in de prijs inbegrepen

Additional spa sessions

Airfare

Personal expenses

Transportation

Bereikbaarheid

Driving directions from North / London Gatwick

Follow the M23/A23 south towards Brighton.

Exit A23 on to A272 towards Haywards Heath.

Follow A272 until sign posted Cuckfield.

Follow road into center of Cuckfield Village and follow signs to Hotel in Ockenden Lane.

Arrival by train

From London Victoria to Haywards Heath takes around 45 minutes with a further 10 minutes taxi ride to the hotel.